Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Leicester City face Nottingham Forest today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest
Hudson-Odoi off the woodwork! He hovers on the ball down the left-centre as Leicester stand off. He then cuts onto his right to fire a curling effort bouncing off the right post!
Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest
A ball from the right falls kindly to Anderson, yet the former Newcastle man's shot is blocked well inside the area. In the next phase, Elanga crosses for Hudson-Odoi, but it's too long.
Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest
Buonanotte and Anderson collide in the tackle and there's a brief stoppage in play as both parties are checked on.
Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest
With that goal, arises another opportunity for Opta's finest. Since Nuno Espirito Santo's first game in charge of Nottingham Forest (23rd December, 2023), only Erling Haaland (18) has scored more non-penalty goals in the Premier League than Chris Wood (16).
Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest
Leicester rush forward in response and Vardy is played in round the back of Milenkovic. The two collide as the ball goes to the gloves of Sels, and the penalty shouts are rife. However, VAR say nothing doing.
Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest
Leicester get us back in action with Buonanotte's pass from the centre circle.
Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest
With this result so far, Leicester have gone in level at half-time for only the second time this season (also MD2, 1-1 v Fulham), with only Newcastle doing fewer times. Both sides require a way to break out from what has often boiled down to an end-to-end, yet somewhat toothless, skirmish. Both teams have outperformed their expected goals. The Foxes have performed at an xG of 0.45, while Forest have operated around a 0.54 xG. Mavididi, Winks and Vardy have been Leicester's main men, while Hudson-Odoi and Anderson have looked lively for the visitors, but just require that final ball if the Trees want to root themselves to the top-half of the table.
Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest
Pawson's half-time whistle signals the end of the two additional minutes and the first period ends 1-1. In what has been a game of thrilling tempo, Forest grabbed this East Midlands clash by the scruff of the neck in the 16th minute to take the lead with Yates' emphatic low drive from outside the box. Following an Elanga corner, Buonanotte tried to dribble clear yet failed, and with Anderson's continued buzzing, the ball ricocheted off Justin to find Yates on his 150th league start to fire home from range. Leicester took just seven minutes to react, and they responded with a superbly worked goal. Winks drove the Foxes' midfield onwards and linked up well with Ndidi and Mavididi, before continuing his central run down the left side of the box. He then crossed low for his imperious hitman to finish past Sels for his fourth goal of the Premier League season. Half-chances reigned after this, with Forest having the better opportunity to force a fine save from Hermansen as Dominguez must've thought he'd given his side the lead once more.
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